Today is the last of three consecutive days of memoir/self-help type books (they coincidentally happened that way). Today’s Bookbag book is The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz and Janet Mills. Like yesterday’s book, it’s a wildly popular best seller (on the NYT bestseller list for over a decade, according to the description on Amazon).…
While I read many indie books, sometimes I indulge in a trendy best-seller if it catches my interest. I mean, it’s popular for a reason, right? Hopefully, that reason is it’s a great read. Now, we all know some duds make it to the top. I’ve put down a handful of acclaimed books for various…
Yeah, I cheated a little with this one. But there aren’t numbers in the alphabet so I figured I could get away with it. Our Bookbag book that starts with D but not really is 100 Days of Solitude by Daphne Kapsali. This wonderful book is a memoir, wherein Kapsali records her experiences each day…
The C title I chose for the Bookbag is my most recent read, in that I’m not technically finished reading it. My Kindle says I’m 87% finished and OH GOD HOW DOES IT END?? HOW?? Sorry. I’ll pull myself together. The next book in the Bookbag is Crow Vector by Lou Cadle. Crow Vector is a…
Welcome to Day 2 of our Bookbag tour, which brings us to Blamed by Dana Griffin. As you may have discerned from the cover, Blamed is an airline thriller. It stars Bill Kurz, a veteran airline pilot who begins his story in the cockpit of his crashed airplane. The crushing pain radiating up from my…
Welcome to Day 1 of the A-Z Bookbag, where I’ll spend the month of April discussing books I’ve read and enjoyed. If you’ve read the book, add your thoughts in the comments. If you haven’t and it looks interesting, add it to your TBR pile (what’s one more book, right?). Clicking the linked title will…
Starting April 6th, find links to the posts here. I’ll update it every few days. The original theme reveal post follows the links. A is for Atlanta Burns (YA mystery) B is for Blamed (Thriller) C is for Crow Vector (Pandemic/suspense) D is for 100 Days of Solitude (Memoir) E is for Eat, Pray, Love (Memoir) F is for The…
Before we get started, I gotta do one thing. We did it! The A-Z challenge is complete! I hope you’ve found the information useful and entertaining. If you ever feel inclined to revisit, the links for all the posts will be on the A-Z post and also on the Writing Posts page. Now, let’s get to…
Whew! We’re almost to the finish line in our series. Can you believe it? Today we’re talking about a topic that I think gets overlooked – writing youthful characters accurately, especially in non-YA or children’s stories. I was an elementary teacher for more than a decade, and part of that was studying child development. We…
Yes, I cheated. A little. I figured we didn’t really need to know about xylophones, x-rays, or…xenomorphs. Isn’t English fun sometimes? Anyway, today in our series we’re talking about the nitty gritty of writing – punctuation. Don’t worry. It’ll be okay. We’re only talking about exclamation marks because 1. I used them to cheat in…
Allison Maruska 